27 Bolton Drive, Shinfield Wokingham, RG2 9RD Data via plota.co.uk

261583 Approved

Proposal

(retrospective) Householder application for the proposed part- conversion of the existing garage. Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

Validated
6 Jul 2026
Received
8 Jul 2026
Approved
18 Aug 2026

Approved on 18 Aug 2026 · Last checked 6 Sept 2026

Site constraints 2

Agricultural land, grade 3a, surveyed
Best and most versatile land (grades 1, 2 and 3a). From a field survey (Reading). The older provisional map agrees.
Where development of farmland is needed, policy prefers poorer land over the best and most versatile (grades 1, 2 and 3a). Three sources: Natural England's post-1988 field surveys, which are definitive where they exist; the Defra predictive map for England (2025) and the Welsh Government predictive map, modelled from the soil map with 3a and 3b split; and the 1970s provisional map, which planners and other services still show, coarser and with grade 3 undivided. Where the provisional and predicted grades disagree, treat the predicted grade as the current estimate and expect an application to carry its own survey.
Survey report ↗
Also on the record
Inside the Shinfield built-up area.
Not affected
Outside flood zones 2 and 3 · Not green belt · No scheduled monument at the site

Checked on 11 September 2026. Historic England, the Environment Agency, Natural England and council datasets, Open Government Licence. A boundary can run through a site and the council holds the definitive record: confirm with the council before relying on this.

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Important details

Council
Wokingham
Postcode
RG2 9RD
Received
8 Jul 2026
Validated
6 Jul 2026
Ward
Shinfield
Parish
Shinfield
Decision
Approve
Decision date
18 Aug 2026
Applicant
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How this decision compares

Decided in 43 days from validation, 7 days faster than Wokingham's median of 50 for extensions. Approved, as 95% of extensions here are.

91%decided within 8 weeks
95%approved
127decided in the last year

Plota live figures for extensions decided by Wokingham in the last twelve months, from validation. Wokingham decision record →

Consultation & key dates

Planning Portal ref
PP/15044611
Consultation
8 Jul 2026
Comments by
1 Aug 2026
Statutory expiry
31 Aug 2026
Wokingham
Planning Authority Score
6.7/10
Good
#73 of 296 councils
Relevant to this application:
Householder decisions

Wokingham ranks #111 out of 296 councils for householder decision speed. Householder applications are slightly more likely to be approved here (96%) than the national average (90%).

These figures are council-wide context, not a prediction for this application. View full council performance
Wokingham decision statistics
Based on MHCLG data, the year to March 2026
94%
Overall approval rate
Above avg (87%) #48 of 296
96%
Householder approved
Above avg (90%) #66 of 296
72%
Decided in 8 weeks
Above avg (63%) #111 of 296
36%
Extended time limit
Below avg (41%) #116 of 296
84%
Minor dwellings approved
63 decided (1-9 homes)
92%
Major dwellings approved
26 decided (10+ homes)
91%
Change of use approved
43 decided
1,142
Total decisions
64 refused in the year to March 2026